Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-26
MANCHESTER NEWS
. p,spArcH RsponTER's GLEANrNos
I'm OUR SISTER CITY.
rnar,.uents for Tax PAYERS to Settle
This Week School Buildinss-
other Items.

on their CITY, epu schoor'""' w '"' ~"
1897 will have to settle with Treasurer
pronsuch on or before Friday, July LIST.
Persons payiug one half Of their taxes In
this time and the remainder on or before
| November lst Will receive rebate OF per
cont on the one half and "a per cent. on
| the other. Five per cent wiz oe auuco !"
all taxes unpaid December Isl.
Treasurer BronsnRh, IN conversation
with a Dispatch reporter, says tnat ne Das
collected a much larger proporilon OF the
taxes than up TO the same Time IN anyyear
To- iong while back. This is very much
due IN The fact that by working very hard
So hos heen able 10 prepare his books and
nooLe on his lists earlier this spring than
hnrctofore. For the past two months he
has worked closely every day from early In
lie morning until late ut night.
heretofore the rate Of taxation In this
c,ty has been sl.75 on the 800 worth
Of property. This year 1t has been
reduced to si.G0. The increase in taxa
HE values has been such that by this
change the income Is but 5000 less than
formerly. When the 100000 OF Sper cent.
bonds maturing the LIST OF September are
funded into 6's, which will be accomplished
| in a very short while after the new bonds
are issued the LIST of July, the city VIII save
| q. go Der annum, leaving 5000 to her ere
dit after making up the deficit created by
the reduction Of taxation.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
A regular mteting OF the City School
| Board will be held In the Council chamber
at 8 O'Clock Tuesday night. There Il no
| business OF special Importance to he trans
lon M
will be spent discussing the chances for
getting new school buildings and other
questions relating TO tnem. AL toe
regular meeting OF the Council on
the 10Th instant Mr.. Perdue intro.
| duced a resolution, which is now before
| the Finance Committee. appropriating ST.
OOO 10 build two scbOOl-houses, one for the
white and one for the colored scholars OF the
| city. That this resolution, with the figures
changed to $1,000, or possibly more, will
pass 1T the next meeting OF the cOun-
ell on the night OF July 9Th there - no
question. The Finance Committee will be
directed 10 issue 6 per cent. bonds TO the
amount appropriated, on which the money
now used in paying rent for school build
incs will be about sufficient TO pay the in
teTest.
II Is desired that the School Board shall
eXgmIne into the matter in the mean time,
so as 10 suggest to the Council where the
bindings shall be located, what shall be
the number and dimension Of the rooms,
and all other necessary questions, in order
that when the appropriation is made
there may be no delay OccasiOned and
work may begin at once. 1t is pro-
posed to have the buildings ready for
occupancy at the commencement in
October Of the session OF 1SSI-'sS.
Much Of the information desired by the
Council has long been in the possession Of
the board, and no little OF additional data
has been collected by Mr.. Pepe and other
members recently. Manchester has long
needed pubhc-schoOl buildings, and Il is
indeed a source cf sOrgratulatiOn that she
j. soon tC have them,
tTREET.PAvTYG.
The chief topic OF conversation On the
streets here YESTERDAY was the adOptlOn by
the Council on Friday night Of the street
having ordinance, with every provision Of
which the readers OF the Dispatch are Ia
millar. There are some few persons who
entertain doubts as to whether the measure
will work successfully, but by far the ma
jorlty Of The citizens look upon itwith favor,
think 1t is the very best method by which
the streets will ever be paved, and regard
il a. marking u new era IN the clty's pro-
gross. There is rumor afloat that some
nonresident property.owners VIII test In
the courts the city's authority TO have the
streets thus improved and have liens placed
on their property 10 secure payment Of the
cost Of paving. II is sincerely 10 be hoped
that no impediment Of this or any other
character will be thrown in the way u The
successful operation Of the ordinance. One
very wise pT vision Il that tie work shall
be done ur be direction 81 a skilled
engineer who can give his entire time to
the work. Engineer LipscOmb Is also
Cbjd OF Police, and it would be- IN utter
impossibility for him 10 give the work the
necessary attention.
At the next meeting OF the Council an
effort - i'll be made TO amend The third sec
ton Of the Ordinance which gaze rise 10
such a long discussion Friday night, and
alttr being twice Killed Vas, by taking adj
yantagc Of parliamentary practice, revived
and adopted. The objection raised to this
section wa. The provision that the
cost Of p?"iBg cross streets on which
no nous. frout SASH be borne
pro rata by ali The proper;y-Owners
on the square. The same applies TO
cross stretts on which lots from, with the
additional provision that the OFner of said
lot or lots shall pay the cost OF p1vi1g tue
sidewalk and curling and gut;lr'Gg inc
street for the number 0, f'et hIs properly
fronts, ard shall also be assessed The pro-
r0ta tax tor the remain Ter OF the cross
street. The desire prevails tha' To" mea-
sure shall be given a fair trial az Il stands,
aDd. II il does not work satisfactorily,
amend il hereafter.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The annual meeting Of the missionary
society OF the cambridge Street Baptist
church will he held at O'Clock this alter
noon. Addresses are expected by Rev. T..
II. Pitt and other good speakers, and the
exercises promise to be Of unusual interest.
Miss Chloe Sans. OF Baltimore. who has
hoen visiting friends in the city for several
weeks past, has returned home, and Der sis
ter, Miss Mamie, leaves tomorrow for
Charlottesville.
A plau is on foot to build a new McthO-
dist church near Chesterfield courthouse.
Rev. Mr.. BlncOc, VI. A. Cogblll, Esq, land
others are engineering the movement, aId
its success is assured. Work is expected
TO begin this fall.
Mss Clay Willis. OF Chesterfield, is On
| a visit 10 friends In Schenectady, y. Y.
The Old Dominion Electric-Light Com
pany's terminus will be in front Of Nor
ris.ett's store, at the head OF The streei-car
| line, where the last pole has been placed.
| There are a number OF subscribers in The
growing town OF Swansboro', and 1t is only
| a question OF little time when the line
| will have TO be extended.
Rev. Mr.. Bigelow will preach at the
| PRESBYTERIAN church this morning. The
! other pulpits will be filed by the resident
| pastors.
| Mrs. GoOdale, OF New Orleans, who is
now in the state upon a lecturing tour, will
visit Manchester to-day and deliver an adj
dress at the Central Methodist Episcopal
| church at ) p. NJ. on temperance. 4 ne
public should hear her, especially the
| ladies.
| The streets OF Manchester presented a
| very busy appearance all day YESTERDAY
and were crowded at night. Our city IS
surely growing rapidly.
| Posts for street.lamps have been placed
on Semmes street between Seventh and
| Twelfth.
The Alleged Death OF Lewis Lam